Empire Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. DETAIL CLEAN THE GREASE AND DUST ON TOP OF THE BROILER.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST REPAIR THE STAINLESS STEEL WALL BEHIND THE WOK STATION SO THAT IT IS SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 6, 2011: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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